Navion A N4582K
31 December 1973 · Firebaugh, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 31 December 1973 at about 18:15 local time, a Navion A registered N4582K was involved in an accident during in flight near Firebaugh, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Firebaugh, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Navion A
- Registration
- N4582K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Bahia Keno, Mex → Monterey, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3947
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
RCVRD 1/3/74.MOUNTAINS OBSCURED-MARGINAL VFR NORTH OF BAKERSFIELD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Navion A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 1973 | Navion A | Brooks, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1973 | Navion A | Henderson, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Mar 1973 | Navion A | Lake Dallas, Texas, United States | John A Guthrie | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1973 | Navion A | Monmouth, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1973 | Navion A | Tahoe City, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Navion A | Pelzer, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |